Tatawow to MESC’s annual Nehiyawatisiwin Conference. This years conference theme is Kiskisototâmowin - Remembering. MESC’s planning committee was guided by the Circle of Elders to select the conference theme.
Bridging Western thought with Nehiyaw thought is our current challenge. Indigenous pedagogy requires us to stretch ourselves past traditional forms of education that can only be found in the spirit of the nehiyawak. Iyiniw mamtonecikan is a way of thinking and being that can only be achieved by seeking, delving, sifting, and taking courage as it often doesn’t align with western ideas of our existences. This presentation will demonstrate the exploration of understanding the concept of iyiniw mamtonecikan and its application that is still a work in progress.
